Holden Claufield suffers from abnormal behavior. It’s safe to say that Holden doesn’t exactly act like a normal teenager does. Holden suffers from bipolar disorder. A mental illness which causes you to be depressed‚ feeling low and useless‚ as well as manic behavior that causes him to be sleepless‚ irrational‚ and act out with wild behavior. Bipolar disorder can be expressed as a manic-depressive illness. It is characterized by cycling mood changes‚ severe highs‚ mania‚ and severe lows‚ depression
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------------------------------------------------- As many as 19 million Americans million are affected by mood disorders ( The two main types of mood disorders are bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder which are described as disturbances in mood‚ behavior and emotion.“ Bipolar disorder is a complex disorder in which the core feature is pathological disturbance in mood ranging from extreme elation‚ or mania‚ to severe depression usually accompanied by disturbances in thinking and behavior
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depressed‚ we initially think something might be wrong. In fact‚ this is a sign of a disorder called Bipolar Disorder. This disorder can affect both men and women equally and usually starts between the ages of 15-25. Bipolar disorder is usually a genetic disorder‚ meaning it does not really have a known cause other then it occurs more often in people who have relatives that have this disorder. Bipolar disorder can be very serious and can cause some risky behaviors‚ and even suicidal tendencies if left
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impacted my mind. One of them was Jacob’s story. It was sad to see how the persistent labeling with hyperactivity by preschool teachers took a 3 year old boy down to the pathway of a million American children‚ who were eventually diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Most of these children were forced to take several strong antipsychotic drugs and mood stabilizers already in their teens. It is widely known that early childhood is one of the most physically active period of the life‚ in which the
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thinking‚ physical symptoms‚ social relationships and behavior. If you have a mood disorder‚ you might feel very happy or very sad for long periods of time for no apparent reason. There are different types of mood disorders including: mania‚ depression‚ bipolar‚ drug induced mood disorders‚ and medically induced mood disorders. When a mood factor pushes a person to one extreme or the other that mood disorders can result (Sandra K. Cicarelli‚ White). Mild mood disorders are categorized as dysthymia while
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episodes – exist in both Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar disorders Extremely sad mood or anhedonia (loss of interest or pleasure in life’s activities) Symptoms last for > 2 weeks Cognitive symptoms (loss of concentration‚ feelings of guilt‚ worthlessness) Physical dysfunction (sleep disturbance‚ appetite disturbance‚ psychomotor slowing or agitation‚ fatigue‚ pain in some) Duration – 4-9 months‚ untreated. Manic Episode- exist only in Bipolar 1 dosroder Elevated or expansive or irritable mood
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and 12 % for men and between 20 and 26 % for women. In this paper we will take a look at a mood disorder‚ known as bi-polar. Mood disorders are characterized by emotional states of extreme disturbances (The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology‚ 2010). Bipolar Disorder Mood disorders are characterized by extreme disturbances in emotional states. Some people experience extreme elation and hyperactivity; also‚ sadness‚ and depression. Bi-polar disorder is a diagnostic term in the DSM-IV-TR‚ for individuals
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depression 1. This pattern is called unipolar depression 2. There is no history of mania 3. Mood returns to normal when depression lifts D. Others experience periods of mania that alternate with periods of depression 1. This pattern is called bipolar disorder E. One might logically expect a third pattern—unipolar mania‚ in which people suffer from mania only—but this pattern is uncommon F. Mood disorders have always captured people’s interest G. Mood problems have been shared by millions and
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In her memoir‚ “Madness“‚ Marya Hornbacher takes the reader on a journey of her life with Type I rapid cycle bipolar disorder. She explains the disorder as “when you are mad‚ mad like this‚ you don’t know it. Reality is what you see. When what you see shifts‚ departing from anyone else’s reality‚ it’s still reality to you” (Hornbacher‚ page 118). Marya Hornbacher has experienced almost every possible disorder. By the time she reached her teenage years ‚ she had already battled
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M. Carlos The Queen and the Clown – Response Paper Attended show: September 27 (2PM) This comedic play was an original piece that was produced to raise awareness for bipolar disorder. The Queen and the Clown was directed by Tamar Lopez who she herself has the psychological disorder. She aimed to apprise about bipolar disorder in the most comedic way possible. There was an excessive‚ yet funny use of profanity and sexual references throughout the entirety of the play. The director/screenwriter
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